02 March 2021 - 0 Comments

Multi-genre singer, producer, writer and performer Carla Werner has made a return to New Zealand after 20 years and today releases new music under the moniker Native Soul Project.

Time is Werner’s first dub, electronic, roots record under the moniker Native Soul Project alongside Californian bassist and primary member, Alison Wunderland.

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Time sets up the dub-sensibility of what is to come on the album, the dub, electronic roots inspired, True Nature; a culmination of tracks written over several years drawing influence from Alpha & Omega, Massive Attack, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Lee Scratch Perry and Bob Marley.

Werner says; “Alison’s hypnotic bass parts define the sound, and that meditative groove is everywhere,” and the track “speaks to the realisation that change is necessary to grow and that old habits die hard but die they must”.

“LA can grind you down if you stay in it too long. I was questioning my sense of place, home, music, life and in particular a relationship that wasn’t quite working out. ‘Time’ is a song stating the obvious. I was looking for relief, and hoping it would be music to take me away and out of the stagnation.” says Werner.

Watch Werner speak on the single Time here

Written, produced and mixed by Werner mostly in Los Angeles, the track was finished in Auckland under quarantine when Werner returned home after living in LA for 20 years, enlisting long-time friend Lucius Borich (Cog) to mix drums and bass.

The song was written in just a few hours and immediately after writing it, Carla filmed a video for it.

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